PR Director, English Editor, Writer, Communications Manager

KURT PARRY CV

Kurt Parry

Nationality: British

Telephone: +971 (0-50-225****

Email: acrnyt@r.postjobfree.com

Public Relations – 8 years

Journalist – 15 years

Multinational Client Manager

Media Trainer

Editorial Director

Brand Builder

Budget Manager

I have more than 20 years' international experience in journalism and PR and have worked both in-house and with PR agencies. Special interests and skills include strategic planning, quality editorial output, brand building, media training and crisis management.

PR Roles:

Senior Account Director, Ketchum-Raad Middle East, Dubai

Public Relations Manager, Dubai World Trade Centre

Account Manager / Senior PR Consultant, Asda’a Burson-Marsteller, Dubai

Managing PR Consultant, Polaris, Dubai

Online content provider and advisor for private and public sector websites

Journalism Roles:

Head of News and Business, City 7 TV, Dubai

Reporter / Producer Dubai Eye Radio, Dubai

Regular contributor to magazines and other UAE publications

Senior Producer ESPN

Senior Reporter / Producer, Carlton Television, UK

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

January 2015 – Present

Director

Creative Noon

Dubai, UAE

Clients include some of the most established family businesses in the UAE, multinational corporations, government organisations and Free Zones. Responsible for output across a range of content, media and PR services including:

-Complete English language writing services

-PR strategy, creativity and implementation

-Media training

-Crisis management consultancy

-Broadcast and corporate media production

January 2013 – December 2014

Senior Account Director

Ketchum Raad Public Relations

Dubai, UAE

-Overseeing teams of account managers to maintain and improve brand awareness for high profile clients such as CNN, Philips, Dubai Airport Freezone, Sanofi and Pfeizer

-Heavily involved in strategic campaign management, creative implementation and ultimately responsible for all English language editorial output

-Media trainer and crisis communications manager

-Responsible for business development projects across several industries

2012 – 2013

Freelance PR Consultant, Journalist and Writer

Dubai, UAE

-Content Consultant and author of Dubai Department of Economic Development websites

-PR Consultant to private UAE production clients

-Local and International feature and news correspondent

-Dubai Eye radio reporting and production

-Regular appearances on the Business Breakfast and Dubai One TV’s Emirates 24/7 News

2010-2012

Public Relations Manager

Dubai World Trade Centre

UAE

-Overseeing multiple PR agencies for campaigns such as GITEX, Gulfood, Dubai International Motor Show and many more (a total of 17 events over a year)

-Writing and approving press releases

-Media training for C-level executives

-Speech writing

-Conducting interviews (written and broadcast)

-Prominent media placement for leading DWTC personnel and events

-Media centre management

2007-2010

Senior PR Manager and Consultant

Asda'a Burson-Marsteller, IIR Events, Polaris

Dubai, UAE

-Account lead for the launch of Flydubai and its expansion across the first 18 destinations

-Editorial and account consultant including InterContinental Hotels Group, Renault Formula One, Ford Motors and project work for Jumeirah Hotels and Resorts.

-Director of Cityscape Real Estate Conference Events

-PR Manager for Arab Health.

2005-2007

Head of News and Business

City 7 TV

Dubai, UAE

-Launched news, sport and business programming and output for Dubai's first English language TV station

-Conceived and established news brand and identity

-Established programming format

-Recruited and trained staff

-Managed budgets

2001-2004

Senior Producer

ESPN

Singapore

-Script writing for SportsCentre Asia, a weekday sports round-up show with audience figures of more than 50 million per night

-Training producers

-Approving programme ideas

-Managing teams of reporters

*The show was voted ‘Sports Programme of the Year’ 2003 at the Asian Television Awards.

1992-2001

Senior Output Producer

Carlton Television

UK

-Overseeing output of four local news studios

-Approving scripts

-Training reporters

-Managing news agendas.

-Producing a weekly live half-hour news and sports programme from proposal to transmission

Education

Thomas Hardye Grammar, Dorset, UK

GCE Advanced Certificates of Education - AAA

English Language, English Literature, Economics

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